Young child killed after being struck by vehicle in Dallas

Michael Barrett Gazette staff GazetteMike

Sunday

Aug 11, 2019 at 11:28 AMAug 11, 2019 at 3:42 PM

A young child was killed Sunday morning when he was struck by a vehicle in Dallas.

The incident involved a 1-year-old boy and occurred just before 9 a.m., in the backyard of a home at 409 W. Trade St. That residence is near downtown Dallas and just across the street from First Presbyterian Church and Dallas Baptist Church.

The Dallas Rescue Squad responded to the 911 call first and made it to the scene within three minutes, said Assistant Chief Earl Withers. Dallas and Gaston County police also responded, as did paramedics with Gaston Emergency Medical Services.

Withers, who was on the scene himself, described it as a tragic accident. Both of the boy’s parents were there at the time, and several children were in the backyard when another adult relative went to move a car that was parked there.

“The driver saw where some of the children were, but he just missed that young child,” said Withers. “The child got in a blind spot. It’s very unfortunate.”

Paramedics moved the boy to an ambulance and began conducting CPR as Dallas Rescue drove him just a few miles away to CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia. He was pronounced dead after they arrived at the hospital, Withers said.

“Our heart breaks for the mom and dad, because they were there,” he said. “It’s just a very terrible situation.”

No one with the Dallas Police Department could be reached for comment Sunday.

You can reach Michael Barrett at 704-869-1826 or on Twitter @GazetteMike.

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